Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (5-2) held their home opener on Thursday and fell to the Washington Nationals (3-3) by a score of 4-0. Stephen Strasburg (1-0, 2.84 ERA) outdueled Noah Syndergaard (0-1, 4.50 ERA) as he tossed 6 2/3 innings and struck out nine batters, while surrendering only three hits, one walk and no runs.
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The Mets are off for the second Friday in a row after their home opener. The team returns to action on Saturday at 1:10 p.m. EDT against the Nationals. Steven Matz (0-0, 1.69 ERA) will head to the mound and be opposed by Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.00 ERA).
The Mets will being giving out Todd Frazier WWE bobbleheads to the first 25,000 fans for their Saturday matinee game.
Frazier started his rehab assignment with the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday. He played a full nine innings split between third base (five innings played) and first base (four innings played), and he went 0-for-4.
The Mets were not happy about their quick turnaround heading into their home opener. After their night game against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, two Mets were randomly drug tested before they could leave. Dominic Smith was one of the two and he had trouble producing a satisfactory amount of urine to be tested. When things wrapped up, the team finally left on their flight around 11:00 p.m. EDT. They did not get to Citi Field until about 3:00 a.m. EDT and then had to report back to the ballpark at 10:00 a.m. EDT for their 1:10 p.m. EDT game.
The Mets announced that they will honor the late beat reporter Marty Noble by saving him a spot in their press box.
The Mets officially placed Devin Mesoraco on the suspended list at Triple-A Syracuse according to Jacob Resnick of Mets Minors. He is not currently getting paid during his time on the list.
Ron Darling released a statement in which he stood by the recollections in his new book “108 Stitches,” but due to a legal threat, will not make any further comments regarding the recollections at this time.
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Miguel Cabrera tied Ernie Banks for 29th most RBIs in MLB history with his 1,636th in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Gleyber Torres led the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles as he went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two runs and four RBIs.
After having a fan ejected for cursing at him on Wednesday, Adam Jones followed it up by saying that fans should “keep the bantar polite” per ESPN.
“Keep it light, keep it smart,” Jones said. “There’s kids in the stadium. But the second you start cussing me out like I’m a little kid, that’s a no-no.”
Michael Hurley of CBS Boston wrote about why MLB must discipline umpire Ron Kulpa for his combativeness with the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
Latest NL East News
The current standings in the NL East have the Philadelphia Phillies (4-1, .800) in first, Mets (5-2, .714) in second, Nationals (3-3, .500) and Atlanta Braves (3-3, .500) tied for third and Marlins (2-5, .286) in last.
Maury Brown of Forbes wrote a piece discussing the historically-bad attendance rate that the Marlins are already experiencing this season.
Matt Snyder of CBS Sports gave four arguments as to why the Phillies should sign both Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel.
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Mathew Brownstein interviewed Darling and discussed his new book “108 Stitches.”
Matt Musico made some observations about Brandon Nimmo‘s slow start to the season.
Dilip Sridhar broke down Jacob deGrom‘s start and exactly what worked for him on his dominant 14-strikeout start on Wednesday.
John Sheridan continued his “3 Up, 3 Down” series following the Mets’ sweep of the Marlins.
Resnick listed some things to watch for around the Mets minor league affiliates during the 2019 MiLB season.
This Day in Mets History
1972: The Mets acquired All-Star right fielder Rusty Staub from the Montreal Expos in exchange for infielders Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli, and outfielder Ken Singleton.
1976: The Mets and Tom Seaver agreed to a record three-year deal that made him the first pitcher in MLB history to earn $200,000 annually.
1983: Seaver, who made his first appearance with the Mets since 1977, combined with Doug Sisk to shutout the Phillies 2-0 on Opening Day at Shea Stadium.
Birthdays: Lastings Milledge turns 34 and Jimmie Schaffer turns 83.
